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Overview

YHA Oxford is brilliantly located beside Oxford train station, on Botley Road close to the River Thames, and is just a short stroll into the heart of the city. It is a purpose built hostel with 203 beds. The modern reception has a café bar offering refreshments after a long journey and is a great place to relax and meet fellow travellers, as well as catching up with e-mails or watching big sporting events on the TV. You can even take your drinks out into the back garden on a sunny day!

Facilities include a restaurant, a kitchen for those wishing to cook for themselves, laundry room, a peaceful library, lounge with pool table and luggage room to store bags before check-in or after check-out.

Cyclists are welcome with a good-sized locked cycle shed and plenty of space on the back patio to fine-tune their bike. YHA Oxford is ideal for backpackers, families, individuals and groups.

Accommodation

YHA Oxford is a three storey hostel with a lounge, quiet room, restaurant, self-catering kitchen, luggage and laundry rooms on the ground floor. There are 3 accessible rooms with 3, 4 and 6 beds located on the ground floor.

Most rooms are situated on the 1st and 2nd floors (unfortunately we do not have a lift). Room sizes range from 1 to 6 beds with a number of twin and double rooms available, plus plenty of small rooms that can be booked for private use by families and groups of friends. There are 203 beds in total.

Things to do

Tourist Attractions

City Sightseeing Bus

0.2 miles

Sightseeing has never been so much fun! Hop on and off as much as you like, and see all the sights that the city has to offer.

Activities

Walking & Rambling

The hostel is just one minute from the Thames Path National Trail, which stretches 180 miles along the banks of the river Thames. Stay at the hostel and take the opportunity to explore this beautiful, historical city on foot.

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Food & Drink

There is a café bar at reception serving hot and cold drinks and sandwiches open 24 hours a day. Beers, ciders, wines and spirits are available each day from 11:00 to 01:00hrs. Our restaurant is open every day from 17:00 to 21:00hrs offering a range of hot meals, snacks, salads and desserts, all prepared to order by our friendly catering team. Have a look at a menu here!

Need to Know

Towels are not supplied. They are available to hire from reception for £2 (+ £5 deposit) or please bring your own. Bedding is supplied.

Parking

There are no parking facilities at this hostel, although there are several city centre car parks nearby. Alternatively cheaper and less congested car parks are available outside of the centre with Park & Ride services (Seacourt is the closest to the hostel).

Open every day?

Yes

Pets

Sorry, pets are not permitted at YHA Oxford. However assistance dogs are welcome!

Maps & Directions

Address

2a Botley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0AB

How to get here

By train: YHA Oxford is as close to Oxford train station as you can possibly get! Simply hop off the train and we're literally a stone's throw away.

By car: follow the Oxford ring road towards the west of the city.
Take the A420 Botley turn off, then follow signs to train station/city centre.
YHA Oxford is located just before the railway bridge on your left. Please note there is no parking on site, but staff can direct you to the city Park-and-Ride, 5 minutes away.

YHA School Trips

The city of Oxford has plenty of daytime activities for school trips and the hostel is well equipped to cater for groups in the evening. Home cooked meals are provided as well as classroom and lounge facilities with a games room.

Volunteering

There are currently no volunteering opportunities at YHA Oxford. Please visit YHA Volunteering to see what opportunities are available.

History

Looking for a modern oasis in a history hot-spot? YHA Oxford opened in May 2001 and it's purpose-built as a hostel, so you'll find all the modern conveniences you'd expect from this relatively new building!

Meet the Manager

Nick Clements worked for the YHA for 17 years, beginning as a seasonal assistant in the Yorkshire Dales, then heading for the big city lights of Manchester and London prior to a move to the dreaming spires of Oxford. Keenly exploring the wonderful gentle walking that Oxfordshire offers, particularly the joy of the Thames Path National Trail, as well as becoming an authority on the many historic public houses that Oxford has.

Manager recommends: If you're visiting Oxford on a cheap city break you must try punting on the river - it’s so much fun! Or, if you fancy some retail therapy visit Bicester village for discounted designer clothes.

Accessibility

At YHA Oxford we strive to cater for everybody. We have three accessible bedrooms on the ground floor of The Lodge with accessible en-suite bathrooms.